Archive for August 2011
Stocks rebound at mid-day
U.S. stocks staged the largest rally of the year this morning, rebounding from a rout that wiped out $1 trillion yesterday, and Treasuries fell amid speculation that the Federal Reserve may signal plans to safeguard …
Read MoreBranstad to announce major wellness initiative
Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds plan to announce a multi-year, public-private wellness initiative on Wednesday.
The press conference, scheduled for 9 a.m. at the Science Center of Iowa, will include an announcement …
Read MoreCivic Center receives grant from Pioneer
The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines today announced it has received a $20,000 grant from Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. in support of the Civic Center’s annual fund.
Civic Center President and CEO Jeff Chelesvig …
Read MoreMinnesota fund-raisers agree to stop solicitations in Iowa
A Minnesota professional fund-raising group that raised money for several Iowa law enforcement associations has agreed to refrain from future fund-raising in Iowa, as part of an agreement reached with Attorney General Tom Miller, the …
Read MoreBranstad to chair health committee
Gov. Terry Branstad today was named Chair of the National Governors Association’s (NGA) Health and Human Services Committee.
The committee handles issues dealing with health care, particularly related to Medicaid and federal-state safety net programs …
Read MoreHNI announces quarterly dividend
HNI Corp. today declared a quarterly dividend of 23 cents per share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable on Sept. 1 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. …
Read MoreWorker productivity drops for second consecutive quarter
The productivity of U.S. workers in April through June dropped for the second consecutive quarter, pushing labor costs up from 2010’s record low, Bloomberg reported.
The measure of employee output per hour decreased at a …
Read MorePoll: Americans not overly concerned about debt downgrade
Many Americans are unperturbed by the debt downgrade that sent the Dow Jones industrial average plunging, CNNMoney reported.
After Standard & Poor’s downgraded the United States’ credit rating by one notch to AA+ from AAA, …
Read MoreEMC reports losses in second quarter
EMC Insurance Group Inc. reported a net loss of $12.48 million for the second quarter.
That compares with net income of $3.3 million for the same period a year ago. Net loss for the first …
Read MoreStocks up to start the day
U.S. stocks rose to start out the day, following yesterday’s drop that wiped out $1 trillion from the nation’s market value, on speculation that the Federal Reserve will act to restore confidence in financial markets, …
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